Jessica Wells enjoys finding the story that every person has to tell. She loves problem solvers, animals and asking questions.
Jessica Wells
illumination Staff Writer
All about renewable energy
The making of a solar site
All about battery storage
All about solar energy
All about wind energy
Watch 300 drones sparkle over the bay for St. Pete Pier's first birthday
Drones help Duke Energy work safer, more efficiently
Teacher's social media science experiments reach millions
How Duke Energy is using technology to save eagles at a Wyoming wind site
His construction company grew from spare bedroom to multi-million-dollar firm
Retro photos: Is this you?
These former video game designers are using VR at Duke Energy
Retro photos: Recognize these friendly faces?
Look inside Duke Energy's Renewable Control Center
New program prepares next generation of Florida lineworkers
How lineworkers keep the electric grid running
Snook are moving north, and scientists want to know why
From meter reading to power grid, Jessica Hendrickson is driven to excel
How Cicely Hart pursued leadership through engineering
For Robinson Nuclear Plant’s 50th, test your nuclear power knowledge
6 women in leadership at Duke Energy share career advice
How engineer Chris McGuffin is helping build a smarter grid
How Optus Bank is helping small businesses succeed
Winery harvests sun energy for grapes, solar panels
3 benefits of your new smart meter
Her team is creating the products, services and offerings customers want
Walk through a forest of light at the U.S. National Whitewater Center
Retro photos: A building and its people
When the lights are out, Suzy Macke shows up to fix it
Together, utilities helped stop scammers
Retro photos: The Duke Energy yearbook
Take a virtual tour of Duke Energy's innovation lab
The Tampa Bay Rays won a title and helped those in need
Retro photos: At the office
After overcoming cancer, this lineworker heads out to help others following Hurricane Delta
Advanced nuclear energy will help achieve climate goals
3 ways Duke Energy is upgrading the grid to enable renewables, lower carbon
These Texas wind turbines are some of nation's tallest
How Danielle Ruiz is bringing opportunity to Florida
North Carolina's largest hydro plant gets a makeover
North Carolina’s largest battery now running in Asheville
These scientists have a lake for an office
How Duke Energy is strengthening the grid for floods
Duke Energy employees choose $1 million in grants for social justice
Duke Energy looks to HBCUs for diverse class of interns
New steel plant in Florida is built with innovation
With pandemic, crews practice new safety measures for power restoration
This South Carolina summer camp adapted in the face of COVID
Retro photos: Facts about trucks
Retro: You helped us ID these photos!
New technology helps protect bats from wind turbines
Retro: What do you know about these trucks?
Extra federal funds available to help with utility bills
Retro photos: Mysteries of the Duke Energy archives solved!
Typical day for a lineworker? There isn't one
Retro photos: So many bucket trucks
5 ways to learn about electricity at home
Nashville Food Project provides groceries, pay to hospitality workers in need
Facing layoffs and uncertainty, Floridians reach out for help
Crews adjusted for pandemic and restored power after storm
Volunteers make sure seniors in Johnson County, Indiana, are safe
Duke Energy helps families hit by COVID-19
She works behind the scenes to help customers
Duke Energy installs one millionth solar panel in Florida
From six-year-old with science kit to smart grid engineer
These engineers make power possible
Retro photos: Teamwork through the years
Retro photos: Power plants and big machines
Tim Hayes protects wildlife while keeping the lights on
Retro photos: Did you work with them?
Millions of LEDs dazzle at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the holidays
Lineman’s idea leads to microgrid in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Retro photos: A (rafting) trip down memory lane
How America’s largest home decorates for the holidays
With lower energy bills, this clinic can help more people
Meet an engineer who helps customers find solutions
At long last, this rodeo team wins world champion title
After 40 years, it’s this lineman’s last rodeo
Learn how to rodeo with these lineworkers
Helicopter with saw trims trees from the sky
Hurricane Dorian's path was unexpected, but Duke Energy crews were ready
After Hurricane Dorian, crews get to work restoring power
Here are the ways to report an outage
Wind turbines in Oklahoma energize economy
Retro photos: Working in teams
Why are bats disappearing? Study aims to find out
How Duke Energy keeps trees off power lines
Retro photos: The hardhats have some clues
Retro photos: Looking back at World of Energy’s first 50 years
World’s fifth oldest tree found in North Carolina
Retro photos: Are these smiling faces from Cincinnati?
Duke Energy innovates for customers at Optimist Hall
Joni Davis' focus at Duke Energy: Build a diverse and inclusive workforce
Pay your bill and more with Duke Energy’s new customer app
5 ways Duke Energy is strengthening the grid for storms
Retro photos: classic annual report covers
At Duke Energy, you don’t just get a job, you can get a career
Retro photos: What was this truck used for?
Retro photos: Who are these volunteers?
Ideas for your next outdoor adventure
Retro photos: The first lineworkers
Dig safely: call the free 811 service
Retro photos: Say cheese
Rene Lopez's view from the top of the turbine
How one redfish can make a difference in Florida
This lineworker shows Mia that girls can dig holes and set poles
Kiki discovers the world of environmental science
Sharene Pierce helps keep the grid running
Retro photos: No color photos here
Retro photos: Engineer edition
To Rick Grant, engineering is more than just a job
A lifetime of building pays off for this engineer
What it's like to be an engineer in the air
Christine Johnsen balances creativity and science as a nuclear engineer
These employees invented a device that could save lives
Retro photos: From the power plant to the power lines
What Black History Month means to these Duke Energy employees
Retro photos: Tools, trucks and presidents
Helicopters replace massive transmission lines toppled by Hurricane Michael
Retro photos: Are these your teammates?
Retro photos: Dust off the decorations
This holiday, a resilient Florida Panhandle rebuilds
In snow and ice, crews determined to restore power
Retro photos: Portraits from the past
Duke Energy: storm could bring more than 500,000 outages
Duke Energy prepares for early winter storm in Carolinas
Inside the magic of Tanglewood’s Festival of Lights
Retro photos: Technology from the past
This technology helped crews improve hurricane response
4 ways energy companies are changing for the future
Retro photos: Remember any of these places?
How batteries make more renewables possible
Hundreds of workers dedicated to rebuilding Florida Panhandle
Retro photos: tools of the trade
Positivity drives Susan Costello’s life after breast cancer
Hurricane Michael damage so extensive, company inspecting with boats and drones
Prepare now for Hurricane Michael
These kids’ parents have cool jobs – energy company lineworkers
World Champion lineman coaches his teammates to competition
For this colonel, purpose is the secret to success
How to look at the world like an environmental scientist
Retro photos: scientist identified
Upgrades underway at Duke Energy's most intriguing plant
How is power restored? Here's the answer
Retro photos: Hard hats through the decades
Retro photos: fun and games
Meet Duke Energy's drone pilots
What Duke Energy is doing to recruit more female employees
Retro photos: Do you see any familiar faces?
5 ways Duke Energy is using drone technology
For Father's Day, remember these classic dad phrases
Retro photos: Have you seen this office?
His quick action rescued swimmers from rip current
Retro photos: Do you remember these employees?
High-tech control center helps grow renewable energy
Retro photos: Keep on truckin’
Test your knowledge of lineman lingo
Retro photos: facts and figures
They take to the sky for power line inspections
At NC port, massive cranes boost economic growth
Retro photos: That's a computer?
Quiz: Can you name these household energy wasters?
Retro photos: portraits from the past
Building the energy grid of tomorrow
Go behind the scenes at Wylie Hydro Station
Retro photos: award winners
Duke Energy uses drones to restore power in Puerto Rico
Duke Energy was prepared for January's winter blast
Retro photos: plenty of hard hats
Retro photos: at the controls
3 easy ways to simplify your life in 2018
Retro photos: memories in black and white
4 tips to keep safe in winter outages
Green Berets get a little bit of home for the holidays
Retro photos: happy holidays through the years
New technology improves safety in the sky
Lasers, mirrors and kaleidoscopes display the wonder of light
Rescued sweet potatoes help feed the hungry
Retro photos: Basketball season is here
Retro photos: Employees on parade
3 ways to make Halloween safe and spooky
Linemen climb to the top of the world at rodeo
Climbing for a win at the lineman's rodeo
Work from home program benefits customers, employees
Retro photos: It could be you
Retro photos: Have you seen this sign?
After Hurricane Irma, how power gets restored
Midwest crews on the move to restore power in Florida
4 storm myths busted to keep you safe
Retro photos: Who are these employees?
He helps preserve company treasures
What happened to solar energy during the eclipse?
Retro photos: old trucks and holiday trains
Retro photos: Play ball
What does the solar eclipse mean for solar power?
His question about outages sparked an amazing solution
Retro photos: Look at all these appliances
Retro photos: Why are they playing baseball indoors?
Time to recharge? Towns will be ready for you and your car
How Duke Energy is testing the technology of tomorrow
Throwback Thursday: Happy birthday Allen Steam Station!
Retro photos: Measure twice, cut once
Bargains at Hoosier sale help environment and nonprofits
These plant workers are devoted to helping their town
For hurricane victims, students help build hope
How I improved my commute with a bike and kayak
A lineman in the family? Yes, three
Retro photos: What are these guys talking about?
Why manatees love lounging in Florida
Is daylight saving time an energy saver or time waster?
Do these people look familiar?
Always looking to the next challenge
Retro photos: Do you recognize this map?
How you helped save 1 billion kilowatt-hours
Retro photos: Do you remember this Reddy Kilowatt sign?
Energy entrepreneurs innovate in the Southeast
Clemson at Duke Energy: Q&A with the 1981 Champions
Leadership lessons from a Super Bowl champion
Retro photos: Who are these engineers?
Out of tragedy, a Christmas tradition
A new set of wheels for Christmas
A few things you might not know about holiday lights
Time-lapse: A day in the life of the eTree
Nashville Christmas parade steeped in history
How much energy does your holiday meal use?
This team mom never gave up
When high-tech computers needed a whole room
Block Island wind farm now spinning
Can you ID these old photos?
Building a smarter energy grid
A rare look inside Cowans Ford dam
Midwest lineworkers head South to lend a hand
Retro photos: Old truck, big flames
4 tips that could save your family's life
The $10 technology that every home should have
10 ways to help during an emergency
How I lost 200 pounds
Throwback Thursday: Mystery meters and celebrating Bad Creek
Slideshow: Students have fun learning about wetlands
It’s time to get prepared
Inspiring the workforce of the future
Slideshow: Solar energy is heating up in the U.S.
Where is this bus, and who's on first?
Keepers of history need your help
Simple ways to cook up summer energy savings
Slideshow: Students and teachers explore STEM at Purdue University
Video: Fla. teens learn about STEM careers at Youth Energy Academy
Car shows and 'Wayne's World'
Wildlife Detectives make fascinating finds at nuclear plant
Remarkable reunion for family and dog
After losing job, Fla. energy worker bounces back
The day I stood up to Saddam Hussein
Video: Turtle makes waves in Florida
Devotion, love and a new life
New app connects Dan River recreation
International Lineman Museum spotlights evolution of industry
Solar takes shape at Walt Disney World
